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Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism [electronic resource] : History, Method, Practice

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken : Wiley, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (221 p.)ISBN:
  • 1405158573
Other title:
  • Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 220.6 220.601
LOC classification:
  • BS521.86.S84 2012
Contents:
Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Postcolonialism: Hermeneutical Journey through a Contentious Discourse; 2: The Late Arrival of the "Post": Postcolonialism and Biblical Studies; 3: Postcolonial Biblical Studies in Action: Origins and Trajectories Ralph Broadbent; 4: Enduring Orientalism: Biblical Studies and the Repackaging of Colonial Practice; 5: Postcolonial Moments: Decentering of the Bible and Christianity; 6: The Empire Exegetes Back: Postcolonial Reading Practices
7: Afterword: Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: The Unfinished JourneyReferences; Index of Scriptural References; Index of Names and Subjects
Summary: Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: History, Method, Practice offers a concise and multifaceted overview of the origins, development, and application of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies.? Offers a concise and accessible introduction to postcolonial biblical studiesProvides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial studies by one of the field's most prominent figuresExplains one of the most innovative and important developments in modern biblical studiesAccessible enough to appeal to general readers interested in religion
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Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Postcolonialism: Hermeneutical Journey through a Contentious Discourse; 2: The Late Arrival of the "Post": Postcolonialism and Biblical Studies; 3: Postcolonial Biblical Studies in Action: Origins and Trajectories Ralph Broadbent; 4: Enduring Orientalism: Biblical Studies and the Repackaging of Colonial Practice; 5: Postcolonial Moments: Decentering of the Bible and Christianity; 6: The Empire Exegetes Back: Postcolonial Reading Practices

7: Afterword: Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: The Unfinished JourneyReferences; Index of Scriptural References; Index of Names and Subjects

Exploring Postcolonial Biblical Criticism: History, Method, Practice offers a concise and multifaceted overview of the origins, development, and application of postcolonial criticism to biblical studies.? Offers a concise and accessible introduction to postcolonial biblical studiesProvides a comprehensive overview of postcolonial studies by one of the field's most prominent figuresExplains one of the most innovative and important developments in modern biblical studiesAccessible enough to appeal to general readers interested in religion